"Reincarnation: The Missing Link in Christianity" by Elizabeth Clare
Prophet

"Reincarnation: The Missing Link in Christianity" starts out with a passage
from the 1592 Venice trial of Giordano Bruno, a Dominican monk and author of over twenty books-outspoken regarding
the Church and matters of reincarnation and Christianity; he was charged with and tried for heresy. The first chapter
tells in vivid detail the scene where he is burned alive at the stake.

Through this book, Elizabeth Clare Prophet explores the life of one soul after death and makes a good argument for
Jesus Christ being a mystic who taught that the true way to experience God was to connect with God from within your
self. Reincarnation theories are clear and designed to help Christians understand using biblical and historical references.
It is an excellent book for the newly interested in reincarnation-but unable to reconcile the idea with Christian
beliefs. If you have never related to the idea of Christianity or find it difficult to steer away from "mainstream" beliefs,
Prophet's book is a breath of fresh air. However, it is not for the faint of heart; as outspoken as Bruno himself,
you will learn the truth as to why the Church rejected the concept and teachings of reincarnation, the soul's return
to the earth, and the possibility of future lives.

In a time when scholars still believed that the stars were flat, that they did not move, and that the earth was
the center of the universe, Bruno challenged all of these with the teachings that we do not have to die to become
one with God, and that we have a right to believe that we would die and live again-through reincarnation. Not only
does this book contain historical evidence as to Bruno's trials, it has block print engravings-artists renderings
of his trial and subsequent death. You will also get a good look at Jesus as teacher and philosopher rather than
seen as the Son of God and miracle worker.

In this history of reincarnation and Christianity, Prophet gives us hope with historical and biblical lineage-for
Christians and Heretics alike.